GOOD conditions early today becoming choppy in the afternoon with winds north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the afternoon with seas 1m to 1.5m.

Tomorrow morning will be good with choppy seas for the afternoon as winds will be variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon with seas below one metre, increasing to 1m to 1.5m south of Maroochydore during the evening.

There have been good catches of Spanish mackerel, long tail tuna, grass sweetlip and venus tusk fish from the Blinker.

It is the closed season for wild barra, but in the lakes and impoundments the action will be on fire. Remember fishing in the dams will require a Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme Permit.

Borumba Dam has bass and saratoga hitting surface lures at dawn and dusk in timbers and shallow areas.

All the local dams are producing plenty of good quality bass, saratoga and yellowbelly at present despite of the heavy rainfall in some of the areas.

Do yourself a favour and investigate the huge range of Smak Lures for use in the dams and rivers. Check out Southern Queensland Fishing Facebook pages for all the action locally (search Southern Queensland Fishing).

Quality bass and golden perch on trolled lures from the junctions and barber pole in Boondooma Dam. Deep diving lures are working well along the drops offs in Lake McDonald.

Noosa has whiting, tailor and a few grunter in the lower river. Big flathead, bream and golden trevally from the river mouth. Big flathead and trevally in Woods bays.

Mangrove Jack in the canals and along Tewantin Reach. Mud crabs throughout the river and canal systems.

David McDonald with a nice bass from the Mary River.Contributed

Maroochydore has a few good tailor off the sand bags at the river mouth. Grunter bream, bream and whiting throughout the lower river.

Golden trevally and two nice jew at 75cm and a mangrove jack caught yesterday near the Cod Hole.

Flathead from Cotton Tree, Chambers Island and Picnic Point. Reports of good mud crabs throughout the river.

Mooloolaba has had a few big cod feeding as well as, bream, grunter and golden trevally from the boat moorings.

Whiting and grunter bream from La Balsa and basin.

Whiting and a few jack to 52cm from Mountain Creek and above the twin bridges area.

Jacks and golden trevally in Kawana Waters canal system around structures. Mud crabs throughout including the lower river and canals.

Caloundra has a few tailor around the bar at dawn and dusk. Flathead, a few golden trevally and bream from the boardwalk.

Whiting from Golden Beach and the banks throughout the northern passage. Bream and flathead feeding around the bar.

Grunter and flathead from Bells Creek through to Roy's Road stretch.

Muddies throughout the Pumicestone Passage and the creeks that feed into the Passage.

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